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The Kerrs were devoted to one another and to their faith. But when one of their own rejected modern medicine in the name of God, they faced a dire question: What if her children ever needed a doctor to save their lives?

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When their parents ripped two young sisters from their privileged lives, gave them fake names, and took them on the lam, they thought it was because their father was in trouble with the IRS. It would be years before they learned the truth about his life of crime.  By Barry Meier The Boxes Erin McCann racedContinue reading "You Can Run"

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My brother’s murder and its aftermath. (Originally published by 'Gawker' in 2013.)

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Colorado’s San Luis Valley was a wildlife poacher’s paradise. Then an undercover federal agent arrived.

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With thousands of U.S. soldiers dying in Vietnam, a group of young Catholics in New York embarked on a secret mission to bring the war machine to its knees.

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When a scraggly band of folk musicians arrived to tour the UK, residents of a small Welsh town were enamored—until they learned that the band's leader ruled with an iron fist.

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Three mothers, one struggle: Saving their children with schizophrenia.

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The people of Wilcox County, Alabama, remember the longtime sheriff as a god or a monster—it just depends on who you ask. (Originally published by 'Topic' magazine in 2018)

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Inside a Texas nurse’s quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in America.

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The 'Social Register' was a who’s who of America’s rich and powerful—the heirs of robber barons, scions of political dynasties, and descendants of 'Mayflower' passengers. It was also the perfect hit list for the country’s hardest-working art thief.

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